Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal
Nepal: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 95.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.7%
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
63rd
of 161 countries
All-time high
97.5%
in 2023
All-time low
87.9%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2016–2024
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal stood at 95.7%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal peaked at 97.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 87.9%, in 2021.
Nepal ranks 63rd of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 90.4% | — |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.2% | 90.4% | 92.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 87.9% | 97.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Nepal
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 157,456 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 28.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Nepal was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.9% in 2021.
- How does Nepal rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Nepal ranks 63rd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nepal data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release